Question

When folded, a 12-by-12-foot section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt requires about
1 cubic foot of storage. In 1996, the quilt consisted of 32,000 3-by-6-foot panels.
What was the quilt’s volume in 1996? If the storage facility had a floor area of
1,500 square feet, how high did the quilt panels need to be stacked?

Answer 1

I need to find Height and volume

Answer 2

whats the area of the quilt in 1996?

Answer 3

12x12

Answer 4

No, the quilt consisted of 32000 3 by 6 foot panels. So what is the total area of the quilt?

Answer 5

18 but 32000/18?

Answer 6

if one panel is 16 sq. feet, then how many square feet are 32000 panels?

Answer 7

sorry, if one panel is 18 sq. feet, then how many square feet are 32000 panels?

Answer 8

so I have to use 18x# to get 32000?

Answer 9

if one panel is 18sq, feet. how many sq feet is two panels?

Answer 10

36

Answer 11

so if one panel is 18 sq feet then how many sq feet is 32000 panels?

Answer 12

I am so confuse

Answer 13

what is so hard about this? I explained twice already. If one panel is 18, 2 panels are 36, so 32000 panels are?

Answer 14

then i got 1777.777777777778

Answer 15

okay. read through this slowly and understand what I am saying.
One panel has an area of 18 square feet.
2 panels have area 2 times 18 square feet = 36 square feet.
so 32000 panels have area = ?

Answer 16

576000

Answer 17

Finally!. What was so hard to understand about this?

Answer 18

because sometime i don't really understanding what are u trying to tell me that why i got confuse

Answer 19

alright. Read what I am saying carefully.
the total area of the quilt is 576000sq. feet

Answer 20

the storage facility has area 1500 sq.feet

Answer 21

now, if 12 X 12 feet quilt can be folded into 1 cubic feet, right?

Answer 22

so that mean 144

Answer 23

yes, so 144 sq. feet can be folded into 1 cubic feet. so how many cubic feet does 576000sq feet require?

Answer 24

4000

Answer 25

okay, so it requires 4000 cubic feet of storage. now, the area of the storage facility is 1500 sq feet. so how high will the folded quilt go?

Answer 26

http://www.mathsisfun.com/cuboid.html

Answer 27

so i have to use hwl but which is w and l

Answer 28

what is w * l?

Answer 29

4000*1500 right

Answer 30

okay, volume of a cuboid is length * width * height.
what is length * width?

Answer 31

6000000

Answer 32

NO. just tell me what length * width means.

Answer 33

what is the area of a rectangle?

Answer 34

base time height

Answer 35

4000/1500 is the height of the cube

Answer 36

3

Answer 37

no. at least do the division properly

Answer 38

you mean 30?

Answer 39

dude, come on! The height is 4000 divided by 1500. I am sure you can do division

Answer 40

ohh my bad i did 4500 not 4000

Answer 41

2.6666666667

Answer 42

ok thats your answer

Answer 43

i don't remember what the volume of this problem